{"id":598,"date":"2008-09-06T17:41:43","date_gmt":"2008-09-06T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=598"},"modified":"2008-09-09T19:47:23","modified_gmt":"2008-09-09T14:17:23","slug":"kk-102-how-the-gopis-gaze-at-sri-krishna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-102-how-the-gopis-gaze-at-sri-krishna\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 10.2 – How the Gopis gaze at Sri Krishna"},"content":{"rendered":"

Explanation of\u2018abhy\u00e2sam\u00e2nam\u2019<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018Abhy\u00e2sam\u00e2nam<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\u2019<\/strong> may also mean \u2018practising\u2019. During the day, the Gopis<\/em> feel one moment of separation from Sri Krishna to be equal to crores of kalpas<\/em> and they cannot bear it. They are meditating on Him now so that a vision of Vibhu\u2019s sweet beauty and l\u00e2vanya<\/em> appear in their mind during the period of painful separation. \u2019Abhangur<\/em><\/strong>\u2019 means \u2018straight\u2019 and \u2018unbroken\u2019. It refers to their straight unbroken (unobstructed) line of vision.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>They are practising to behold Sri Krishna\u2019s beauty and l\u00e2vanya <\/em>without blinking or the shedding tears of joy (since blinking and tears are great disturbances). They want to behold Krishna unobstructed. The eyelids cause great impediment in Sri Krishna-darshan<\/em>. Therefore, they criticise the creator in the following manner-<\/span><\/p>\n

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“He (Lord Brahma) did not give us lacs of crores of eyes. He gave us only one pair of eyes and that too with eyelids. This proves that he is not intelligent. His heart is dry and devoid of ras<\/em>. He does not know the art of creation\u201d. <\/span>– (C.C. \u2013 Madhya.21.112)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tears of joy and agitation of the heart also obstruct darshan.<\/em> Hence, they are irritated with these as well \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>“I managed to behold Vamshivadan<\/em>1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> (Krishna) once in a blue moon and immediately Joy and Passion (two enemies) overwhelmed my mind and I could not gaze at Him to my heart\u2019s content. Now if I get to see Him even once, I shall felicitate that hour, minute and second with flower garlands, sandalwood paste and gem-studded ornaments.\u201d – (C.C. \u2013 Madhya.2.33-34)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Again, \u2018ananga \u2013 rekh\u00e2 \u2013 ras ranjit\u00e2bhih\u2019<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>means Vrajadevis<\/em> adorn Him or meditate upon him with their unobstructed glances. Their Mah\u00e2bh\u00e2v<\/em>\u2013filled glances are exuding the ras<\/em> of crores of Kandarpas<\/em>2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>! These words also mean that just as a row of arrows pierce the bull\u2019s eye, the arrows of their glances, tipped with erotic ras<\/em> are piercing Sri Krishna.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You<\/span> may be curious about what the eyes of the Gopis<\/em> are like. In reply, the poet has said that they are naturally tinged with pink in the corners and are lined with kohl. \u2018Abhangurabhi<\/em>\u2019<\/strong> also means \u2018invincible\u2019<\/strong>, since nobody can defeat the Gopis<\/em> in <\/span>relishing <\/span>Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness. The reason for this is their ever-new thirsty \u2018anur\u00e2g\u2019<\/em>. Sri Ujjwal-Neelmani has described Srimati R\u00e2dh\u00e2r\u00e2ni\u2019s anur\u00e2g<\/em> –<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Once, upon hearing Sri Krishna\u2019s name, Sri R\u00e2dh\u00e2 asked Sri Lalit\u00e2, \u2018Dear friend! Who is this Krishna?\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Lalit\u00e2 said, \u2018Whosoever He may be, why do You want to know?\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Srimati said, \u2018Sakhi<\/em>, it is necessary to keep me informed about Him. Just by hearing the two syllables of His name, I have completely lost all my self-control, which is invaluable. Can you imagine what will happen if I behold Him! So, to protect my family honour it is necessary to know about Him, so that I may strictly avoid Him.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lalit\u00e2 then replied, \u2018Oh! <\/span>How You are blinded by \u2018anur\u00e2g\u2019<\/em>! Don\u2019t You really know Him?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Srimati said, \u2018I swear I don\u2019t know Him.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lalit\u00e2 told, \u2018O You bewitched girl! You are so extremely thirsty You have been robbed of Your consciousness.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n

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Srimati then said, \u2018Then please remind me.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lalit\u00e2 replied, \u2018Just now I myself had placed Your hand in His.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Srimati exclaimed, \u2018Ah! Now I remember. For the first time, at the break of dawn, He did appear momentarily like a flash of lightning and then vanished!\u2019.\u201d – (\u00c2nanda-Chandrik\u00e2 explanation)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Such extreme anur\u00e2g\u2013<\/em>filled thirst is the reason why the Gopis<\/em> can never be defeated in relishing Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Again, since they are filled with erotic\u2013ras<\/em>, their vaidagdhi <\/em>is forever increasing. Hence, Sri Lil\u00e2shuk is getting more and more eager.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has written that Srip\u00e2d Lil\u00e2shuk has taken shelter of Sri Krishna only to behold Him in a particular manner3<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>. The merciful Lord appears to the devotee in various forms. Therefore, He is \u2018Vibhu\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Srimad-Bh\u00e2gavatam (3.9.11) also states – <\/span><\/p>\n

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“Devotees meditate on various eternal forms of Sri Bhagav\u00e2n.<\/em> He then shows mercy on them and manifests Himself in those very same forms\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Srila Krishnad\u00e2s Kavir\u00e2j Gosw\u00e2mip\u00e2d has quoted this verse in Sri Chaitanya-Charit\u00e2mrita and has said \u2013 “I am stating the gist of this verse in short: Krishna incarnates in various forms according to the devotees\u2019 wish\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018We take shelter of That Vibhu\u2019<\/span><\/strong>. The poet has used \u2018we\u2019 to denote all self-surrendered likeminded devotees. Here we must note that to surrender unto the Lord in the association of devotees is a great part of \u2018s\u00e2dhan\u00e2\u2019<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Srip\u00e2d has explained \u2018abhy\u00e2sam\u00e2nam\u2019<\/em><\/strong> in the following manner \u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Vrajadevis<\/em> behold Sri Krishna constantly<\/span>. Even then, <\/span>they are not satisfied. Their thirst to relish Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness continuously increases. In this context, Srip\u00e2d has quoted a stanza from Sharan Kavi\u2019s composition \u2013 <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Gopis<\/em>\u2019 thirst for Sri Krishna is unparalleled<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Some Vraja beauty told her friend \u2013 “Sakhi<\/em>, when I behold Mur\u00e2ri (Krishna), Brahm\u00e2 does not transform all my organs into eyes; when I hear the qualities of Sri Hari, he does not change all my organs into ears and when I converse with Him, he does not suddenly convert all the parts of my body into mouths. Hence there is no sweetness in Brahm\u00e2\u2019s creative ability\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This means that even if they see Him with many eyes, hear about Him with many ears and talk to him with many mouths, they will not be satisfied. Brahm\u00e2 has given them only two eyes, two ears and one mouth! Hence, the objection. Actually, it is not necessary that one <\/strong><\/span>will relish Sri Krishna\u2019s sweetness, if one has many senses<\/span><\/strong>; love is the only true requisite.<\/span><\/strong> Whatever sweetness the Gopis<\/em> relish with their natural eyes, ears and mouth, is only due to their Mah\u00e2bh\u00e2v.<\/em> It is not possible for us to relish this sweetness if we are devoid of love, even if we have innumerable sense organs. Love is the prime requisite to relish Sri Krishna-m\u00e2dhuri<\/em>.<\/strong> 10.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> the One Who holds the flute to His lips<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Love-god<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> surrounded by the Gopis<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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